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Tourist flows to Greece are still robust despite Covid-19, but the achievement is not by chance, says Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

A new tram service in Greece, set to initially connect the port of Piraeus with Neo Faliro, is scheduled to take off next month.

Demand for European short-term rentals is returning to high levels, despite the challenges of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, an analysis by AirDNA says.

Loutraki, a Greek coastal town just an hour’s drive from Athens, is set to undergo a major transformation in an attempt to cover lost ground and attract more travelers.

Greece is taking action to promote bike tourism through the establishment of a National EuroVelo Coordination Center.

Greece is among the leading destinations of choice for potential long-haul vacationers from the US, Canada, Russia, China and Japan.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has praised Greece for successfully opening up to tourists during the Covid-19 health crisis.

The Municipality of Athens is moving ahead with the redevelopment of central Panepistimiou Street as part of its general urban regeneration plan for the Greek capital.

The comparative advantages and incentives that Greece offers to foreign movie and TV producers were analyzed during a recent forum.

An action plan for the cultural promotion of Ancient Olympia in Greece has been agreed between the Culture Ministry, the Region of Western Greece and local authorities.

Greeks place climate change fourth among the most serious problems in the world right now after the economy, poverty and fast-spreading disease, says a Eurobarometer survey.

The Commission will provide free travel rail passes to 60,000 young Europeans aged from 18 to 20 years, as part of the DiscoverEU initiative.

The official start of the summer 2022 tourist season in Greece will be April 1, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

The Covid-19 rules that international travelers must follow to enter Greece have been extended, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Greek CEOs are optimistic about the ‘day after’ Covid-19 with a high percentage expressing confidence in Greece’s future potential for growth.

The European Council has added Bahrain and United Arab Emirates to its updated ‘safe list’ of countries for which restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU.

Greece’s tourism revenue was down by 62.9% in the first seven months of 2021 compared to the pre-Covid-19 period in 2019.

Global travel and tourism bodies have welcomed the UK government’s decision to narrow down its “red list” of countries based on Covid-19 risk.

Two 18th-century Greek Orthodox icons that had been stolen in 2007 from a monastery outside Ioannina were returned to Greece by German authorities.

Greece is winning over French tourists and investors, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias while in Paris during the IFTM Top Resa expo.